date:Oct 15, 2019
modified products in the US, and is the first for a Texas university, Rathore said.
Except for a few countries, most cotton producing countries, particularly in Asia and Africa, suffer from hunger and malnutrition, Rathore said. Up to now, the ability to utilise protein-rich cottonseed for food or even as feed for the non-ruminants was not possible because of the presence of a toxic terpenoid, gossypol.
With the development and approval of the ULGCS, gossypol is no longer a deterrent.
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